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Oral Histories in Executive Director´s Book
Lucent Books recently published “Life in a Nazi Concentration Camp,” a supplemental textbook written by our Executive Director, Anne Grenn Saldinger. Targeted for middle and high school students, the book helps students understand what life was like for those who struggled to survive in Nazi concentration camps.

The textbook uses a wide variety of primary quotations including information gleaned from the Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project´s recorded testimonies. It also provides a powerful portrayal of historical circumstances, brought to life by a focus on descriptions of daily routines, unbearable conditions, and personal struggles and triumphs. The book brings this history to life for thousands of students in schools across the country.

Oral Histories in Film “Giving Voice”
The Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project recently produced the short documentary film “Giving Voice.”
As part of the exhibition “Silent Voices Speak,” the film uses oral history excerpts from four of the individuals whose photos are portrayed in Barbara Shilo´s collage “Survivors: Then and Now.”

By connecting the artwork to the spoken experiences of these survivors, we are contributing to the exhibit´s aim of symbolically giving voice, as well as furthering public knowledge of the importance of giving personal Holocaust testimony. We wish to thank the four survivors whose video testimonies we used, and all the other survivors who have given their oral histories for the purpose of educating future generations.